EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — One of President Barack Obama's top-ranking advisers on his vacation is a former political operative who drove the candidate around...
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave goodbye as they leave Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, en route to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for a family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) by Darlene SupervilleAssociated Press Writer EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama opened the first summer vacation of his second term Saturday on Martha's Vineyard, trading Washington debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care overhaul for a hoped-for carefree week filled with golf, beach outings and hanging-out time with family and friends.